Camp Chronicles is an in-depth look at what took place during Steelers training camp practice at Saint Vincent College on a day-to-day basis. The Steelers allow reporting on specific details of practice only during the three weeks they are away for camp.

Mike Tomlin made no secrets to the fact that he wanted to see what rookie fifth-round pick Jaylen Samuels could do in the backs-on-backers drill when the Steelers put on the pads for the first time last week.

You could say the same about the second, and final time Tomlin rolled out the drill — a 15-minute period of tight ends and running backs picking up blitzing linebackers — Friday night during their annual night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.

Tomlin wanted to see improvement for the running back who never pass-blocked once during a game at North Carolina State and that’s what he got —...